Baron, a German Shepherd puppy, is recovering well after having his right eye surgically removed and suffering blunt force trauma.

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The owner of American Dog School, a boarding and training facility in southern Fort Collins, was cited Monday by Larimer Humane Society for animal cruelty after a nearly six-week investigation by Animal Protection & Control.

American Dog School and its owner, Tami Carrasco, were placed under investigation in early September after a 13-week-old purebred German shepherd, Baron, was returned by the school to his owners with blunt force trauma and injuries that resulted in the surgical removal of the dog's right eye.

Carrasco, who has owned the facility for more than 20 years and received ...